Gamebits : Wolfenstein, Operation Flashpoint, Sega Genesis

This looks like a M*A*S*H* video game, but sadly, it's just Operation Flashpoint 2. I want to play Radar.

Flashpoint game really violent

The game Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising claims that killing and being hurt in the game will be "as unpleasant as possible." If you get shot in your leg, your onscreen guy will limp. You lose blood when you get shot, and guys you shoot will bleed to death after you shoot them.

That sounds realistic and also, kind of a bummer. If I want to see someone hurt for real, I'll go outside and play football.

Get a refund for Wolfenstein

The new Wolfenstein game goes on sale August 18. The game is still all about fighting and shooting and kicking Nazis, and everyone likes to do that. (Here's a trailer. )

But the best part is that the game's designer says he will reimburse everyone who buys the game in August -- if the game outsells Madden NFL 10. Will more people choose to bash Nazis, or will more people choose to play football? These are very important decisions that our nation must face.

Happy 20th, Sega Genesis
It's the Sega Genesis system's 20th birthday this year. Sega's site allows fans to vote on a classic game to appear on Xbox Live Arcade.

But the 30th birthday of the TRS-80 came and went in 2007 and no one made a big deal out of that. I was hoping for some new games for my tape drive.

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